Pool Party Cake

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Step 1

2 DAYS IN ADVANCE

Make swimmers? heads. Use fondant to seal top opening of four globes from 2 in. globe pillar set. For skin tones, use natural colors fondant multi pack. Use pink or combine light and dark brown with pink to make various shades. Use 9 in. fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use largest (5 1/8 in.) cutter from 4-pc. circles nesting metal cutter set to cut circle. Flatten a small piece of fondant and position over covered area of globe to round off. Brush globe with piping gel. Cover with fondant circle and smooth.

Step 3

Make facial features. Use skin tone fondant to roll a ball, 3/16 in. dia. for each
nose and ear. Shape ears. Use piping gel to attach nose and ears. For goggles, use 9 in. fondant roller with pink guide rings to roll out black fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use narrow end of tip 2A to cut two circles for lenses. Shape into ovals or leave round. Attach above nose. For strap, roll a black log, 1/8 in. dia. x 4 in. long. Flatten and attach around and over ears. For mouth, use wide end of tip 8 to cut a circle; move tip down 1/8 in. to cut a crescent. Cut to desired length and attach.

Step 4

Make arms. Use skin tone fondant to roll a ball, 1 in. dia., for each arm. For bent arms, roll into a log, 1/8 in. dia. tapering to 5/8 in. dia. x 4 in. long. Bend slightly for elbow. For straight arms, roll a tapered log as above but cut to 2 in. long. For arms with hand, pinch 1/2 in. at end into a fan shape. Taper
at wrist area. Use craft knife to score slits for fingers. Let dry 24 hours on cornstarch- covered cake board.

Step 5

Step 6

Make pool wall and tiles. Roll out white fondant 1/2 in thick. For base of raised area around pool, use knife to cut two strips,
1/2 in. wide x 12 in. long. Position on short ends of cake. Cut two strips, 1/2 in. wide x 18 in. long. Position on long ends of cake. Trim to fit as needed.
For tiles on sides of pool, roll out white fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use knife to cut
two strips, 2 1/2 in. wide x 12 in. long, and
two strips, 2 1/2 in. wide x 18 in. long. Use fondant ribbon cutter with four straight cutting wheels and 1/2 in. spacers to lightly score lines across the length of strips. Repeat across the width of strips to make perpendicular lines for 1/2 in. squares. Use damp brush to attach to cake sides. Trim to fit as needed. For tiles at top of pool wall, use knife to cut two strips, 1/2 in. wide x
12 1/4 in. long, and two strips 1/2 in. wide x
18 1/4 in. long. Score tile lines as above and attach to cake. Trim to fit. Reserve remaining fondant.

Use brush and white Pearl Dust/lemon extract mixture to paint tile.

Step 7

Make lane guides. Roll out black fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use ribbon cutter with four straight cutting wheels and 1/4 in. spacers to cut five strips, 1/4 in. wide x 15 in long. Position first strip 1 1/4 in. from long edge of tile and 1 in. from each short edge of tile. Position three additional lane guides 2 1/2 in. apart. Cut last strip into eight, 1 in. lengths. Position one length perpendicular on each end of lane guides.

Step 8

Make piping gel water. Tint piping gel royal blue. Use angled spatula to spread over top of cake and lane guides.

Step 9

Make lane ropes. Tint a 1 in. fondant ball red-red. Roll into a log, 1/8 in. dia. Use knife to cut into 3/4 in. lengths (24 pieces needed). Roll a 1 1/2 oz. ball of white fondant into a log, 1/8 in. dia. Use knife to cut into
3/4 in. lengths (42 pieces needed). To form lane ropes, position four red pieces on each end between lane guides. Position 14 white pieces between red pieces.